Virginia Code 19.2-236: Where process of arrest may be executed
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When process of arrest in a criminal prosecution is issued from a court, either against a party accused or a witness, the officer to whom it is directed or delivered may execute it in any part of the Commonwealth.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 19.2-236
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Court: means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
- Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
Code 1950, § 19.1-182; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.